Robert Wyvil

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Robert Wyvil
Bishop of Salisbury
Appointed16 April 1330
Term ended4 September 1375
Predecessor Roger Martival
Successor Ralph Ergham
Orders
Consecration15 July 1330
Personal details
Died4 September 1375
DenominationCatholic

Robert Wyvil (or Wyvill or Wyville) was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.

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Memorial brass to Robert Wyvill in the cathedral

Wyvil was keeper of the Privy Seal of Edward, duke of Aquitaine in 1326 when he was named on 26 October Lord Privy Seal, which office he held until the early part of 1327. [1]

Wyvil was nominated to the see of Salisbury on 16 April 1330 and consecrated on 15 July 1330. He had a reputation for stressing his authority and defending the rights of his see: Wyvil was the first Salisbury bishop to use 'Sarum' on his seal, [2] issued a mandate against a man impersonating a hermit, [3] and nearly used a knight in a trial by combat to maintain the cathedral's ownership of Sherborne Castle. [4]

He died on 4 September 1375. [5]

Citations

  1. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 94
  2. ↑ "VCH Wiltshire". p. 93.
  3. ↑ Plumtree, James (2017). "The Curious Incident of the Hermit in Fisherton". In Gunn, Cate; Herbert McAvoy, Liz (eds.). Medieval Anchorites in their Communities. D. S. Brewer. pp. 131–146. ISBN   9781843844624.
  4. ↑ Steane, John (1985). The Archaeology of Medieval England and Wales. Routledge. p. 26.
  5. ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 270

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References

Political offices
Preceded by
William Herlaston 		Lord Privy Seal
1326–1327		Succeeded by
Richard Airmyn
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Roger Martival 		Bishop of Salisbury
1330–1375		Succeeded by
Ralph Ergham


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